CHAPTER 16: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
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Definition
Office of the County Emergency Management Director
Gwinnett Emergency Management Agency
Powers During An Emergency or Disaster
Volunteers
Penalties
Liberality of Construction
Effective Date
Repealer
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Definition
The term "Emergency Management" shall mean the preparation for and the carrying out of
all emergency and disaster functions other than those functions for which military forces or state and
federal agencies are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage
resulting from emergencies or disasters, or the imminent threat thereof, of man-made or natural
origin. These functions include, without limitation, fire fighting services, police services, medical
and health services, rescue, engineering, warning services, communications, protection against the
effects of radiological, chemical and other special weapons, emergency transportation, plan
protection, shelter, temporary restoration of public utility services, and other functions related to
civilian population, together with all other activities necessary or incidental to total emergency and
disaster preparedness for carrying out the foregoing functions.
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Office of the County Emergency Management Director
It is the desire and intent of the governing officials of the City of Lawrenceville, Georgia,
that the City of Lawrenceville, Georgia, be a part of the Gwinnett County Emergency Management
Agency. The present Emergency Management Director will serve as Director for the entire county.
Should that office become vacant the Chairman, and County Commissioners of Gwinnett, with
concurrence of the Mayors of cities within the county, shall nominate for appointment, by the
Governor, a Director of Emergency Management for Gwinnett County. When appointed, the
Emergency Management Director is charged with the following duties:
1.
To represent the governing officials of the City on matters pertaining to emergency
management.
2.
To assist City officials in organizing City departments for emergency operations.
3.
To develop, in conjunction with City and County departments, the Gwinnett County
Plan for emergency functions set forth in Section 16-101 of this Ordinance. Such plan will
be consonance with the Georgia Emergency Operations Plan and shall be submitted to the
governing officials of Gwinnett County and the cities therein for approval.
4.
To maintain the Emergency Management Agency and to oversee the carrying out of
the day-to-day administration of the Gwinnett Emergency Management program, including
the submission of required reports, to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency.
5.
To submit reports as required by governing officials in keeping with good
management practices, e.g., financial, daily activity, etc.
6.
To obtain, with the authority of governing officials, a facility to be used as the
Gwinnett Emergency Operations Center.
7.
To coordinate the activities of the Gwinnett Emergency Operating Center staff
during periods of an emergency, and under the supervision of Gwinnett governing officials.
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GWINNETT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
The Gwinnett Emergency Management Agency shall be established around existing City
and County departments and the emergency functions described in section 16-101 above are
assigned as follows:
DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
FUNCTIONS*
1.
Chairman, County Commissioners
Mayors of Cities
Direction and Control
2.
County Police Department
Sheriff's Office
City Police
Communications and Warning
3.
County Administrator's Office
Emergency Public Information
4.
County Police Department
City Police Department
Sheriff's Department
Search, Rescue and Recovery
5.
County Police Department
City Police
Sheriff's Department
Law Enforcement Services
6.
County Police Department
City Police
Fire Department
Evacuation Services
7.
Fire Department
Fire Services
8.
Administrative Services
Board of Education
Transportation Services
9.
County Public Utilities
City Public Utilities
Public Works Services
10.
Fire Department
County Police Department
City Police
Medical and Deceased
Identification Services
11.
American Red Cross
Emergency Management
Emergency Shelter Services
12.
American Red Cross
Board of Education
Food Services
13.
DFACS
Human Services
14.
Fire Department
Radiological Protection
15.
Fire Department
Damage Assessment Services
16.
Fire Department
and Emergency Services
Resources Management
17.
Fire Department
Hazardous Materials
Emergency Management
Attack Preparedness
Dam Failure Preparedness
(*As appropriate to the local organization, these functions can be assigned to existing departments or
may be separate. Functions should be assigned consistent with the local Emergency Operations
Plan.)
Heads of City departments listed above are responsible for assisting County Department heads in
developing appropriate annexes to the local Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) for their assigned
emergency functions. Such annexes will be submitted to the Emergency Management Director for
inclusion in the local EOP for submission to appropriate local officials for approval.
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POWERS DURING AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER
In the event of a man-made or natural disaster, actual enemy attack upon the United States,
or any other emergency which may affect the lives and property of the citizens of Lawrenceville, the
Mayor of Lawrenceville separately, or jointly with the Chairman, County Commissioners, or in their
absences their legally appointed successors the Mayor Pro tem may determine that an emergency or
disaster exists and thereafter shall have and may exercise for such period as such emergency or
disaster exists or continues, the following powers:
1.
To enforce all rules, laws and regulations relating to emergency management, and to
assume direct operation control over all emergency management resources;
2.
To seize or take for temporary use, any private property for the protection of the
public;
3.
To sell, lend, give or distribute all or any such property or supplies among the
inhabitants of the county and to maintain a strict accounting of property or supplies
distributed and for funds received for such property or supplies;
4.
And, to perform and exercise such other functions and duties, and take such
emergency actions as may be necessary to promote and secure the safety, protection and
well-being of the inhabitants of the county.
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VOLUNTEERS
All persons, other than officers and employees of the City, performing emergency functions
pursuant to this Ordinance, shall serve with or without compensation. While engaged in such
emergency functions, duly assigned volunteers shall have the same immunities as City officers and
employees.
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PENALTIES
Any person violating any provision of this Ordinance, or any rule, order, or regulation made
pursuant to this Ordinance, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable for committing a
misdemeanor.
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LIBERALITY OF CONSTRUCTION
This Ordinance shall be construed liberally in order to effectuate its purpose.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance is effective immediately and where the provisions of this Ordinance are in
conflict with existing local laws, the provisions of this Ordinance will govern, and such provisions of
existing laws which are in conflict are hereby rescinded.
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REPEALER
All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.